Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Warsaw, Indiana, in Kosciusko County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Every warrant for Warsaw comes from a judge of the Kosciusko Circuit and Superior Courts, is served by whichever agency finds the person, and is recorded in the court file of the case it was issued in. This guide says who issues and serves warrants here, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one and how one is cleared.
This guide covers who issues warrants, who serves warrants, after a warrant arrest, checking for a warrant, clearing a warrant and common questions.
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Who Issues Warrants in Warsaw
In Indiana an arrest warrant is signed by a judge. For Warsaw that means the Kosciusko Circuit and Superior Courts, which hear every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case. A city with a city and town court of its own issues warrants on the tickets and ordinance cases it tries.
When a defendant misses a court date the judge issues a bench warrant, and either kind of warrant lives in the court file of the case, kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at in.gov/courts/local/kosciusko-county (page title: Indiana Judicial Branch: Kosciusko County), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' free statewide case search.
Who Serves Warrants in Warsaw
The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Warsaw (filed by the FBI as Warsaw Police Department) serve warrants in and around Warsaw.
The Nappanee Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Kosciusko County, so its arrests are not broken out for Kosciusko County here.
A warrant issued in Kosciusko County is good anywhere in Indiana, so it is served by whichever agency finds the person, in a traffic stop as often as at the door.
Together, the six agencies in Kosciusko County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,481 arrests to the FBI that year; arrests on warrants are counted among them, not separately.
Each agency and what it reported is in Warsaw arrest records.
Where a Person Arrested on a Warrant from Warsaw Is Held
A person arrested on a warrant and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office, held about 260 people on an average day in 2024 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at kosciuskosheriff.org/inmate-list, phone (574) 267-5667. The Warsaw inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
A person arrested in Warsaw on a warrant from another county is held at the same jail until that county takes custody.
How to Check for a Warrant in Warsaw
The places to check for a warrant from Warsaw:
- The court file of the case, through the Clerk of the Circuit Court, since a warrant is recorded in the case it was issued in.
- Mycase.IN.gov, the Indiana courts' free statewide case search, for a case whose register of actions shows a warrant.
- The Prosecuting Attorney, phone (574) 372-2419, which can say whether charges were filed; a warrant on a complaint follows the filing.
- The custody page of the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office at kosciuskosheriff.org/inmate-list, which shows people already arrested and booked, not open warrants.
Not one of the Kosciusko County pages SearchSystems verified (the court's, the prosecutor's and the records request page) is a list of open warrants, so a check means asking the court or the prosecutor about a case by name.
Clearing a Warrant from Warsaw
Only the judge who issued a warrant can recall it. For a case from Warsaw that means appearing before the Kosciusko Circuit and Superior Courts, with the case put back on the calendar through the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
A lawyer can often arrange the appearance in advance. The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at kosciusko.in.gov, phone (574) 372-2419.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I check for a warrant online in Warsaw?
Not from the Kosciusko County pages SearchSystems verified; none of them is a warrant list. mycase.IN.gov is the Indiana courts' free statewide case search, and a case whose register of actions shows a warrant is the record of it. The court file is the record of a warrant: ask the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Who serves warrants in Warsaw?
The agency that reports for Warsaw inside the city and the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office outside it, or whichever agency finds the person; an Indiana warrant is valid anywhere in the state.
Where is a person arrested on a warrant in Warsaw held?
At the county jail, run by the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
How is a warrant from Warsaw cleared?
By appearing before the court that issued it; the judge recalls the warrant in court. The case is put back on the calendar through the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Is this the official Warsaw website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.